Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Identifier
ELIBR027-Cantu_Juanita_Rosales-20171014
Files
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Creation Date
10-14-2017
Description
Juanita Rosales Cantu born on April 21, 1950, talks about her life, including: her childhood, working as a migrant worker, her battle with breast cancer, medicine in the United States, her time as a mother, language exams to enter Pan American College, University of Texas Pan American, pesticide related illnesses, and her time working with U.S. Customs Service. She also tells of family stories, including: bootlegging, violence against Hispanics, and U.S. Customs Service.
Length
01:35:05
Language
English, Spanish
Notes
Oral History conducted as part of 2017 Brownsville History Harvest.
Recommended Citation
Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Juanita Rosales Cantu, 2017/10/14. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/513